During a family reunion in South Dakota, at least six family members, including a 12-year-old child, became infected with a rare roundworm parasite. trichinellosisThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a news release Thursday.
In 2022, eight members of the family ate a meal together in South Dakota that included meat one of them had harvested in Saskatchewan, Canada, after a hunting equipment supplier suggested freezing it for 45 days as a way to eliminate it. Parasite approach.
“People who consume wild animal meat should be aware that adequate cooking is the only reliable way to kill wild animals. Trichinella spiralis Parasites, infected meat may cross-contaminate other foods,” the CDC said in a news release.
The meat is then grilled and served as kebabs with vegetables. Two of the infected family members only ate vegetables.
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Larvae from black bear meat. (Department of Disease Control)
Due to the darker color of the meat, it was inadvertently thin, something some family members mentioned and then re-cooked.
In July 2022, six days after the meal, a 29-year-old family member who had returned to Minnesota began experiencing symptoms, including fever, severe muscle aches, periorbital edema (swelling around the eyes), and eosinophilia.
The 29-year-old man was hospitalized for the second time in 17 days after medical staff discovered he had eaten bear meat. He was diagnosed with parasites and the Minnesota Department of Health was notified.
The man was treated empirically with albendazole.
According to the Mayo Clinic, “Albendazole is used to treat infections caused by worms.” “What it does is prevent the worm from absorbing sugar (glucose), so the worm loses energy and dies.”
All patients recovered from their parasitic infections. (Department of Disease Control)
Eight family members living in Minnesota, South Dakota and Arizona were interviewed by public health officials, and six were found to have the parasite.
The CDC said the ninth minor appeared to be healthy and his exposure to the meat could not be confirmed.
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Two other infected family members were hospitalized and given albendazole, and all six family members recovered.
After ingesting infected meat, “the larvae are released from their cysts and invade the mucosa of the small intestine, where they develop into adult worms” after ingestion of infected meat, the CDC says of the parasite. “Females are 2.2 mm long, males 1.2 mm. Lifespan in the small intestine is about four weeks. After a week, the female releases the larvae, which migrate to the striated muscle where they form cysts.”
Microscopic examination of encapsulated larvae in black bear flesh muscle. (Department of Disease Control)
According to CBS, the larvae can travel through the body into muscle tissue and even into the brain.
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The CDC recommends: “To kill Trichinella parasites, meat must be cooked to an internal temperature ≥165°F (≥74°C). Trichinella-infected meat may cross-contaminate other foods and should be stored and Prepare raw meats separately from other foods to prevent cross-contamination.
